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HEAD OF THE ARMY
genSchofield Takes Unto Him
self a Fair Young Bride
HISS GEORGIA M KILBOURNE
Girl From Keokuk Iowa With
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j Fortune in Her Own Right
rheOli General In Love as in War Does
TliiC Without Much Talking
jl lSrlfli the Companion
of Ills Daughter
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ii > June 1 Gen John M
nmaiiderinehief of the United
was married to Miss Georgia
St Johns Episcopal church
i Mi Iiwaine
after the ceremony a wed
hist was imrtaken of at the home
ci I Ivilhourne
I to 230 this afternoon Uiosh
tat ions were received at the
tenet
ai vilf > Company A Second
I i and Curtis Camp Sons
i preceded by a band escorted
iiiukI to the Hotel Keokuk where
pption was had The general
desire to meet his own com
i it > many of whom were in
i i iimglhe war The reception
jiiiiei the auspices of Torrance
If and everybody was invited
teature of the occasion was a
Mioii to thesehrol children and
extended by the general to
hike hands with him From
i mil red cliildre each carrying
< wore present in addition to the
mi iitizenu
iitirnoon the general and his
net with Lieuts Andrews and
a special car for San Fran
tu r Western noints
i Julin McAllister Sehofield
isrmcnt to marry Miss Georgia
> m of Keokuk oiva was an
n denied by the Army and
iioi and then announced again
Pi the subject of very contra
i noils The reticence he acquired
rn olliccr and a subordinate
ibit as commanderinrhief of
ii suites army and in love as in
i is to do things without talk
fin He was born in Glum
mi N Y September 29 1831
ruin West Point in 1853 and has
i I all the ranks with iieii > iae
>
iv is twentysix jears old and
no died two years aro was
li st and wealthiest citizens of
smite years ajro her sister but
Mjrs old mamed Gen Hiram
i York when lie was sevcuty
Mie union is reported as an un
iMl one The romance of the
i1 on i that Miss Georgia was
i nu Scholields first wife and
r > mate friend of his daughter
as bridesmaid when the latter
1 ut Andrews of the regular
i id Kilbourne grandfather of
> iUcstiou went to Iowa almost
i was open to white settlement
ui were very promnent in the
eti led laud ttles and consequent
and the socalled Mormon war
4ers have been noted from in
iiiiiug manners intelligence
tieorgia especially has trav
i deal and is witty and socially
ned She is of petite and grace
nut has a fortune in her own
t libourne mansion in Keokuk
rv old and peculiar structure
n i to visitors as one of the land
to say oddities of the city
I ut will hold his place as head
tll 1S9 > if so long spared and
n cv vied to retina on his rank
DESPERATE PRISONERS
r e < at Sulphur Springs Ilake a
lElnft ami Get Calleil SB
no > Zte
Sikings Hopkins Corxrr
in is This eveniug as Jailer
uto the jail to give the pris
r supper two of the inmates be
< and said they intended to kill
aii who entered the door Mr
iitiiately called Sheriff Sherman
i of his deputies to his assistance
proceeded to enter When they
< ivl door one of the priscters
a e piece of iron and was in the
Kng Sheriff Sherman fired his
id causeil the man to drop his
aid flee for safety The sheriff
lie two offenders chained to their
ti upright position Simon Agog
l nvis both colored are iho gents
tie devilment They are under
he penitentiary and are await
non of die supreme court
BIG BLAZE AT TAYLOR
A li try Stable anil Other Property
ISnrneil A Switchman Hurt
S5
io the Gazette
Williamson Conxrr Tei
> At 1120 p m yesterday fire was
u in the second story of the 1L A
K building occupied by J B Wills as
stable Three men were in the
at the time asleep and with great
eun saved the horses The building is a
s and was insured for SC50 in
er of Colorado The adjacent two
tprj uuildingis owned by Dr John Thread
P winch is a total less Tlie fire depart
ffieur saed part of the house but in such a
V ° ion that it will have to be rebuilt No
icsarance on contents A number of board
tost all they had in clothing Insurance
l B Wills in Sun Mutual of New Orleans
W State of Des M oines Iowa 400 on
Kgies and harness in the California 100
ea Teed J B Wills loss is heavy and can
wt be ascertained John Threadgill hotel
LA iii
insured in the London and Lancashire of
Emrkuid for 000 value of house HX
This morning Jack Morris switchman in
the yard here got caught by the cars caus
ing a serious injury to the left thigh tear
ing the flesh away to the bone Physicians
were called in and dressed the injury It
may yet be unnecessary to amputate the
limb The patient was sent to the Pales
tine hospital at 11 a m
Displeased with Atuttu
Special to the Gazette
Colorado Citt Mitchell Countt
Tex June 17 The Colorado Guards are
one and all very mucl put out at the se
lection of Austin for the state camp ground
all the members preferring some point on
the sea coast or even Waco over Austin
The company however is preparing to at
tend the coming encampment aud will turn
out at least twentyfive strong New uni
forms of the United States regulation style
have been ordered and the men are drilling
every night to perfect themselves
Fannin Connty Cutting
Special to the Gazette
Ladoxia Tex June IS A very serious
cutting affray took place at Mr John Hag
lers about one mile northwest of town last
night in which A V Hagler was stabbed
live times with a knife by one Mr Barbour
It is reported by the attendant physician
that the wounds will likely prove fatal
Mr Barbour gave himself up to Constable
Fay Moore who lias him under arrest
awaiting the result of the wounds
Killed by Lightning
Correspondence of the Gazette
New Boston Bowie Counts Tei June
17 Late yesterday evening a negro plow
ing on the Hudson place during a thunder
shower was struck by lightning killing
him and horse
THE STATE SCHOOL
The Board of Regents of the
State University Adjourns
TO MEET LATER AT GALVESTON
Letter of S 31 Stvcnson of Xeir York Ac
companying the flilt of Coins and
Antique Implements antl Orna
ments to tlie University
University Matter
Special to the Gazettee
Aivriy Tex June IS The board of re
gents of the university had another meet
ing today at which they concluded their
business and adjourned to meet at Gal
veston Tuesday of the last week in August
They prepared the university budget for
the ensuing scholastic year making all the
necessary appropriations for salaries inci
dentals etc amounting all together to
jCl000 Piofessors Garrison Taylor and
Fltzhugh were promoted from assistant to
associate professors and their salaries ad
vanced from 2000 to 2300
The executive committee of the medical
branch was instructed to prepare a pros
pectus of that institution and the cur
riculum to be pursued there A four years
course was decided upon for pupils entering
there The entrance fee was fixed at 100
the maximum allowed by an act of the leg
islature The entrance fee for law students
was also raided from 20 to SiO This of
course applies only to law students that
may hereafter enter the university The
income from the increased fee is to be pre
served for the future maintenance of an
additional law professor An appropria
tion of J2000 was made for the new chair of
biology and botany provided for at yester
days meeting This is merely an adjunct
to the chair of geology
Tomorrow the negroes celebrate Eman
cipation day At Hyde park for which event
big preparations are made
CUARTEKED
The Lake Coino laud and improvement
company of Colorado capital 250000
The Worlds fair excursion company of
Dallas capilal 30000
The comptroller bought 20000 worth of
Fayette county courthouse bonds
Kendall county redeemed 1000 worth of
bonds
The Sweusou Gift
Special to the Gazette
Austin Tex June IS Following is the
letter of S M Swenson of New York ac
companying and explaining the valuable
gift of coins and antique implements and
ornaments presented by him through Gov
ernor Hogg to the university yesterday
New York June 2 1891
Dear Sir Considering myself an old
Texaiij as it is now more than fiftyfour
years since I moved to and identified my
self with the theu republic now your great
state and having always felt the liveliest
interest in her progress and prosperity I
now heartily rejoice in the attainment of
the greatest blessings a state can aspire to
among which are your great institutions of
learning and charities which mark the
highest civilization of an enlightened com
munity and for the attainment of which I
feel as great gratitude to an overruling
Providence as to the wisdom of its creators
the executives and representatives of its
people and to testify my admiration of the
attainment of these great blessings es
pecially redounding to the growing venera
tion of the state I desire to present through
you to the University of Texas at Austin a
collection consisting of 2217 ancient bronze
coins 1172 silver and 07 gold coins many of
which were in use before the Christian era
and with a few exceptions none of which
arc of a more recent date than the sixth
century to which I add two specimens of
Swedish coin now very scarce which were
struck at a period when that country was
destitute of precious metals They are me
mentoes alike of the impoverishment of a
nation by long and disastrous wars as well
as of the honesty of its rulers who chose
rahcr to impose a very inconvenient cur
rency than to delude its subjects by prom
ises of which at the time there was no pros
pect of redemption
The largest of said specimens represented
the value of about 16 cents of our currency
and it is said the strongest man could not
carry the price of an ox
I also desire to present the said univer
sity a collection of 200 to 300 I do not re
member the exact number specimens of
implements and ornaments from the stone
age All of these relics from prehistoric
time were found during the past three
centuries in Sweden mostly in he Crom
lech mounds and sepulchral chambers of
the race then inhabiting that country but
now supposed to be extinct unless repre
sented by the present race in Lapland
These antiquities the coins contained in
an iron safe and tho stones in a box I have
shipped charges prepaid as per bill of lad
ing inclosed which I beg you will cause to
be committed to the care of a proper custo
dian
Such collections are now considered rare
and it would be almost impossible to dupli
cate theinat this or a future time I hope
therefore thcy may be preserved carefully
as of growing interest to future genera
tions
A catalogue of the coins contained in tho
safe I send to your excellency by mail de
siring it may be deposited in the state
library The keys to the iron safe are in
tho box
With my best wishes for the continued
prosperity of your state and the happiness
of its people I beg to assure you personally
of my highest esteem and admiration of
your efforts to perpetuate its honor justice
and dignity Very respectfully your obe
dient servant S M Swenson
To His Excellency Governor J S Hogg
Texas
MONEY VERY EASY
A Decidedly Bullish Feeling All
Around Based Solidly
THE BANK OF ENGLAND RATE
Silver Bullion Certificates Advance in Price
Materially Silver Coinageto Go On
The Net Cash Balance in the Treasury
Small Nearly All Securities on the
Hit Show Advances Fos
ter on Silver
Silver Goes Up
Special to the Gazette
New Youk June lSSilver dealers state
that the advance in certificates today was
on scattered buying in anticipation that the
meeting of silver men at the Hoffman house
tonight would be practically the initiation
of a vigorous free coinage movement The
statement is made that a clique has already
taken 2000000 ounces in prospect of in
creased buying being induced by this move
ment
i
Foster on Silver
Washington June IS Secretary Foster
in his speech written for delivery at the
Ohio Republican convention paid particu
lar attention to the silver question and
made a special point in regard to coinage
calling attention to the fact that after July
1 it will be discretionary with the secretary
of the treasury whether silver coinage shall
be continued or not A great many sug
gestions have been offered to the treasurer
on this particular feature indicating a
strong sentiment against suspending silver
coinage on the date mentioned and it is
within the range of probability that coinage
will be continued after Julv 1 for a while
at least
Regular Dividend
Special to the Gazette
New Yore June IS Tlie regular divi
dend of 1 per cent was declared by the
Missouri Pacific directors today Very
few people interested in railway securities
ever considered the dividend in doubt but
bear traders on the Exchange started the
story that it would be reduced aud the cir
culation of this story caused a little anxiety
Statements that the dividend was overdue
were uufounded For some time the divi
dend has not been acted on until about thu
20th of the month
Net Cash Balance
Special to the Gazette
Washington June IS The treasurers
statement shows the net cash balance to be
1235000 the lowest figure yet reached
ToDays Treasury Statement
Washington June IS It is said that the
treasury statement to be issued tomorrow
will show a deficiency of KJ000OO instead of
the usual cash balance This is the first
time this has occurred since the present
form oi statement was adopted by Treas
urer Jordan In making this calculation
however no account is taken of the 22000
000 on deposit in tho national banks and
20000000 fractional silver in the treasurj
Expenditures so far this month have been
818Sf224 in excess of the entire revenues
of the government during the same period
amounting to 13221S52 These were ex
ceeded by pension payments alone which
amounted to 18312155 Treasury officials
say that exjienditures during the remainder
of the month will be light and that receipts
will be sufficiently heavy to overcome the
present excess of expenditures and leave a
small surplus for the month These same
officials say the treasurers statement to
morrow will not includejeceipts during tho
past two days and that if it did aii actual
surplus of 3000000 would be shown in
stead of an apparent deficiency
Hank of Englrml Kate
Special to tho Gazette
New York Juno IS At last it seems
that a settlement has really been made be
tween the Chicago gas company and tlie
city Chicago gas was a strong feature of
tho morning market again owing to this
news The whole list opened fairly strong
on the reduction of the Bank of Englands
discount rate to 3 per cent and continued so
throughout most of the day
The advance in silver was due to the un
derstanding that the foreign syndicate has
purchased all but about 1000000 ounces of
the stock held in New York Secretary
Fosters recent heavy purchases show that
he approves this
IJailway bonds were dull Union Pacific
and Denver and Gulf ls were strong
Tlie stock market was stroug during most
of the day Final prices were generally
abovcyesterday
The declaration of a Missouri Pacific divi
dend strengthened Gould stocks
Advances and declines for today
Ad De
vance cline
American Cotton Oil H
American sugar refinery J
American sugar rellnery prefer
red 5
Atchison Topelca and Santa Fe
Chicago Burlington and Quincy H
Chicago Gas
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
Chicago Rock Island and Pacilic i
Chicago and Northwestern ij
Delaware Lackawanna and West
ern a
Denverand Rio Grande preferred S
Distillery and Cattle Feed com
pany y
Illinois Central 1
Louisville Gas 1
Louisville and Nashville H
Missouri Pacific
NationalCoid company J5
New York and New England li
Silver Bullion certificates 1
Union Pacific a
Wabash preferred >
SPORTING
Sheepshead Kaces
SnEErsnEAD Bat N Y June IS First
race five furlongs Merry Monarch won
Acceptant second Freeinont third Time
10145
Second race one mile CivilService won
Terrifier second Richel third Time
143 35
Third race one mile and onequarterUno
Grande won Hoodlum second John Cava
naugh third Time 20315
Fourth race one mile and a half Riley
won Bauquet second Dimuth third Time
23515
Fifth race one mile and a furlong Long
ford won Lepanto second Gettysburg
third Time 159
Sixth race one mile and a quarter Kern
won Isaac Lewis second Tammany third
Time 20925
S25000 Offer
Oiiaha Neb June IS The Magic City
athletic club offers a prize of 25000 for a
finish fight between Slavin and Sullivan A
10000 bond was filed in the Tiank for the
faithful performance of the promise
What Slavin Gets
New York June lS J erre Dunn ref
eree of the glove contest between Slavin
and Ivilrain in Hoboken today made
known his official decision H decided that
Slavin had won the bout and was entitled
to 75 per cent of the 10000 purse but that
all bets that Kilrain would be knocked out
within ten rounds were off
Sporting men look upon the decision of
the SlavinKilrain fight as inconsistent
Tiiey claim that tenround contests must be
concluded unless a man is knocked out or
injured so that he must stop In this in
stance a mistake of the timekeeper in not
sounding the gone before Kilrain was on
his feet after a knockdown in tho ninth
round caused tlie trouble buttechnically
regarded Kilrain being up and ready to
light when the gong was struck was not
knocked out The decision has made con
siderable stir among betting men manyof
whom had wagered money against Kil
rains being knocked out It was learned
to day that the purse was about 200 short
but that the Granite association will doubt
less make it up
Chicago West Side Races
Special to the Gazette
Chicago III June IS First race one
and oneeighteenth miles Carus won Ida
Bridge second Stalbans third Time 159
Second race fiveeighths of a mile Maud
Howard wen Miss Bulwark second Ardis
third Time 104
Third race one and onesixteenth miles
Bankrupt won Attatus second Fakir third
Time 15S >
Fourth race threefourths of a mile Red
light won Creole second Renounce third
Time 11S
Fifth race declared off
Sixth race threefourth of a mile Lizzie
Lynn won A rmiel second Healy John third
Time llStf fc
St Louis Itacps
St Louis Mo June 18 First race one
mile Jessie McFarland won Antonio1 sec
ond Grannie D third Time 1U6
Second race half mile Nancy Hakes won
Nellie Pearl second Redinn third Time
53 >
53Third
Third race one mile Adrienne won
Glocknersecond Faunio S third Time
147Fourth
Fourth race one mile and 100 yards San
Saba won Mayor Nolan second Cotillion
third Time 1 iTU
Fifth race six furlongs heats Guiilo
won Josie M second Eolem third Time
11S54
Sixth race onehalf mile Content won
Tom Harding second Invercaulij third
Time 52
Seventh race mile and fifty yards Ar
menta won Gen Caldwell second tRoraka
third Time 153
E ghth race mile and 100 yardst Texas
Girl won Frank Lilly second May Hardy
third Time 153
J
POLITICAL RAZORS
Democrats Pleased at Forakers
Remarks About Sneaks
FOSTER FIXES GROSVfNOR
Pension Commissioner Itaum Sayg the
President antl Secretary Noble lioth
Indorse His Course A Silver
3Iau on the Inside Talks
An Jnsiile View
Special to the Gazette
Washington Juno IS A silver advo
cate of prominence who professes to have
inside information on these subjects is my
authority for the statement that coinage of
standard silver dollars will not cease with
the first of July as almost everyone has
supposed it would under the act of lSJO
but that it will be coined to a larger amount
than ever before namely to the full extent
of 4500000 ounces of silver purchased each
month by the government This in Secre
tary Fosters judgment lies entirely within
his discretion under tho terms of the law
Grosvenor lob
Secretary Foster has found a job for ox
Representative Grosvenor that will take him
out of Ohio quite as effectively as if ho had
remained a member of the immigration com
mission Grosveuor is to be speeiaiWbrlds
fair commissioner to look after tlietidmis
sion of foreign goods to be exhibited at tho
fair and it is understood he will sail for
Europe about the same time as the com
mission from which he had to resign be
cause of his foolish utterances relative to
undesirable immigrants
As Foraker appears to be the high priest
of the Republican party in Ohio just now
it is highly desirable to the leaders that
Grosvenor shall have no opportunity to run
up against him during the campaign
Harmony disappears promptly when
Foraker and Grosvenor get ivithin hearing
distance of each other In his character of
general peace promoter Secretary Foster
sees danger in letting Grosvenor remain in
the country and so the distinguished ex
congressman is provided with another
place It is asserted the members of
the Worlds fair commission are a good deal
annoyed at Grosvenors appointment He
lost his place on the immigration commis
sion because he used language offensive to
foreigners and it strikes them that the sec
retary might have found a inau who would
be more popular with Eurojieans who are
to be urged to take part in the exposition
They forget however that it was necessary
to keep Grosvenor out of Ohio while Fora
ker is running the Republican machine in
that state
Ohio Democrats
in Washington are not at all worried over
the nomination of McKinley as the Repub
lican candidate for governor of their state
It was of course no surprise to hear it
as it had been anticipated for months but
the speeches of Foraker and McKinley be
fore the convention are a very agreeable
surprise to Democrats Forakers plain in
timation that he has not forgotten the Re
publicans who knifed him and that in his
opinion the user of a political razor is a
sneaking hypocritical scoundrel is very
satisfactory to Democrats while they say
that they want no better platform to attack
than McKinleys demogogical speech The
utter lack of attention shown to Senator
Sherman in contrast with the glorification
of Foraker is also very satisfactory to Dem
ocrats who fail to find in it any indications
of tho delightful harmony the Republicans
made such boasts of
The Raum Case
The principal interest awakened by No
bles return relates to tho Raum case which
has been supposed to be awaiting a confer
ence between the secretary and the presi
dent It is more than likely however that
popular expectation on this subject has been
in error Raum for some mysterious rea
son seems to be firm in his place He de
clares confidently that his course as com
missioner of pensions meets with the ap
proval of both the secretary of the interior
and the president and he will not volun
tarily resign Certain it is his case is no
worse now than when Noble left town
News From Chili
Washington June 13 Official mails
from Chili received here bring exciting
news from there The house of deputies
has prepared a bill jiuthorixing the president
to levy a forced loan of 20000000 to carri
on the war It has not passed the senate
however A decree has also been issued
forbidding groups of more than three per
sons standing together in the streets
squares or public places of Santiago Per
sons guilty of the infringement of this de
cree will bo liable to a fine of 25 to 100
By another decree all the theaters of San
tiago are closed until further notice Under
authority of congress all the gold and silver
in the treasury of Chili composing what is
known as the metallic reserve was sold at
auction on May 15 The coined silver was
sold in lots of 5000 and upwards and the
bar silver in lots of 2000 kilograms and up
wards
The Harrison Party
Cape Mat N J June IS The presi
dential party arrived at Cape May point
this afternoon The president will remain
until Tuesday
ti g i fea sfe
THE FORT WORTH GAZETTE
DEMOCKAT PUBLISEENO CO
FOKT WORTH TEXAS EEIDAY JUNE 19 1891
COUNTY JUDGES
State Association Concludes its
Work and Adjourns
TOMEETATFORTWORTHIN92
The Most Important Action Taken Regarding
the Care of Lunatics A Protest
Mismanagement and Lack of Room A
Number of Changes in Present Laws
Recommended Officers for the
Ensuing Year
Special to the Gazette
Corsicana Tex June IS When the
County judres association convened this
morning the discussion of the care of
lunatics was resumed It was manifest
that legislation is needed and should be
speedy toward rectifying the glaring
wrongs now heaped Uh > h the host of un
fortunates in the state bereft of mind and
the relief and comfort proceeding from
charity Mercy it seems is outraged by
inconsideration and the enviable glory that
should belong to the slate on account of her
great wealth and incomparable resources
and a judicious and beneficial appropria
tion of tlie same is sorrowfully Uiihted by
the deaf oar which has been turned against
the appeals of the states demented ward
The discrimination hctwoeu lunatiis
which inadequate facilities compel the asy
lum superintendents to observe now is dis
graceful withholding as it does care and
protection from incurable lunatics and
giving preference to those whoso misfor
tune is a late or curable affliction thereby
giving to the more pitiable cases less pity
and recognition and converting them into
riffraff to be buffeted about by ungrateful
or impecunious kin or by a disinclination
or impossibility on the part of their county
to provide for them In view of these facts
the permanent committee of the association
introduced this morning the following reso
lutions which were unanimously adopted
and will be the most important action taken
at this meeting
Whereas it is a lamentable fact that a
large proportion of the insane population
of tho state of Texas is at present dragging
out a miserable existence in tho county
jails and poorhouses of the several counties
the asylum facilities for tlie care of these
unfortunates being totally inadequate to
tlie present demands and alarming also
when the rapid increase of this population
is considered and
Whereas there is no provision now made
by law for the care by the state of id ots
and mental imbecile and
Whereas bv reason of the inadequate
asylum facilities a forced preference is
given to cases of insanity ol recent origin
which amounts to a practical exclusion
from the asylums of chronic and hopeless
cases of insanity therefore be it
Resolved by the County judges associa
tion of the stato of Texas 1 That in the
opinion of this association an imperative
demand exists for the immediate enlarge
ment of the capacity of the insane asylums
of the state to the end that the insane
many of whom have for months been lan
guishing in our county jails without hope of
ameliorating their wretched condition may
be transferred to the asylums where they
can receive the benefit of enlightened scien
tific treatment
2 That it is the duty of the state to pro
vide suitable and efficient asylum facilities
for idiots and mental imbeciles where they
may be safely restrained aud humanely
treated
3 And whereas we believe it impracti
cable and more expensive upon the whole
for each county to make suitable provisions
for maintaining and keeping its own idiots
and such lunatics who are now received by
tho asylums than for tho state fo make
general provision for all of these wards of
the state be it further
Resolved that article 1514 of the Revised
Statutes of the state of Texas should be so
amended as that division U of said article
in so far as the same requires county com
missioners courts to provide for supporting
and keeping such idiots and lunatics as can
not be admitted into the asylums DC re
pealed
4 Be it further resolved that article 97 oT
the Revised Statutes be so amedded as to
allow no discrimination in our asylum man
agement in favor of one class of patients
over another but that asylum superin
tendents be required to receive all unatics
whether the cases may be of chronic or re
cent date curable or incurable in the order
of their respective applications
5 Be it further resolved that should there
be a special session of the twentysecond
legislature the governor of the state be
urged to embrace in his call therefor action
pertaining to theso matters and that our
representatives in the legislature be
earnestly requested to take action thereon
Respectfully submitted
W A Bramlette Fannin county W D
Harris Tarrant county B F Adams Pre
sidio county W H Nail Hardin county
J H Rice Navarro county
The question of roads and bridges was
deferred until next meeting when it will
be given precedence overal all other mat
ters Under a discussion of probate mat
ters the following resolutions looking to
wards a chanee in the present laws were
introduced and referred That article
2143 of the R S relative to the final set
tlement and distributions of estates be so
amended as to authorize ancillary adminis
trators to turn over the estate remaining iu
his hands to the principal administrator or
executor and upon filing his receipt there
for to bo finally discharged
Also resolved that we request the leg
islature to so amend article 2t02 Revised
Statutes that hereafter the same shall
read Article 2002 The guardian of an es
tate shall unless otherwise ordered by tho
county judge which may be done in estates
less than 500 return to the court showing
first any property that may have come to
his knowledge etc etc
Also that the law be so amended as to
provide for the speedy and economical set
tlement of small estates
The following change in the laws was
suggested iu a resolution by Judge Hays of
Bee county That the law be so amended
that all the notices of sheriffs and con
stables sales notices in probate and any
other notices now required by law to be
posted shall be published in a newsnaper
when there is a newspaper in the county
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year President S R Blake
Austin county secretary S R Scott
Falls county treasurer W R Hays Bee
county
Tlie association will meet in Fort Worth
on the first Wednesday after the third
Monday in June next
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES
The harvest in Hungary is middling and
inferior in Austria
Robert Ellison an American committed
suicide at Liverpool yesterday
The international homeopathic congress
is in session at Atlantic City N J
President Harrison wife and grandchild
ren left yesterday morning for Cape May
H Clay King the Memphis murderer is
working the insanity racket for all it is
worth
A Confederate monument was unveiled
at Pensacola Fla Wednesday with great
ceremony
Proceedings have been commenced against
Parnell to recover 3500 costs in the OShea
divorce case
The Ontario Methodist conference has
suspended Rev Thompson for preaching
There is no material hell
Count Von Taafe Austrian premier an
wMM i mmgM
nounced today that no Austrian subjects
were ill treated in Virginia
At Asbury Park N J yesterday the Sea
Shore electric railway jwwer station was
destroyed by fire Loss 50000 Insurance
20000
At Bridgeport Conn yesterday Jacob
Scheele who killed Constable Louis
Drucker in January liSS was executed by
hanging
Tho president has denied the application
for pardon of Edward Belden convicted in
Kansas of murder and sentenced to hang
on the 26th
At Detroit Mich yesterday the supreme
lodge of the A O I W devoted three
hours discussing the report of the board of
arbitration
The Austrian emperor has given special
audience to Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
which implies the recognition of the legal
status of Bulgaria
In Grant country Oregon Churchill a
blacksmith killed his assistant and mor
tally wounded a man who he thought was
in pursuit of him
Frank Beatty a laborer at the North
ington Ala rock quarry was killed by a
large rock falling on him His body was
terribly mangled
Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania yes
terday vetoed the compulsory education
bill passed by the legislature a few days
before its adjournment
New South Wales Election returns re
ceived up to the present time give the gov
ernment twentyeisht members and the
opposition twentylive
Secretary Proctor has ordered a court
martial to try Col Compton of the Fourth
cavalry for failing to take steps to prevent
the Walla Walla lynching
II M S Nyphi Porpoise and Pheasant
have been ordered to Behring sea to coop
yrate with the American cruisers in enforc
ing the closed season agreement
At Walla Walla six of the seven soldiers
charged with killing A 1 Hunt April 24
are on trial Patrick McMcrichau the
seventh was granted a separate trial
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Belt has left for San Francisco to award
the contracts for furnishing provisions and
hardware to the Pacific coast Indians
The representatives of the New Orleans
press secular and religious met at the
Picayune office yesterday to take measures
to raise funds for a Jeff Davis monument
The National association of lifo under
writers closed its annual session at Detroit
yesterday It will meet in New York city
next year the third Wednesday of Septem
ber
Tlie seat in the New York exchange of
Douglas Greene who ran away to Europe
with Mrs Alice Sncll McCrae abandoning
his wife and two children was sold for
17500
The congregation of the Allegheney Pa
Reformed Presbyterian church has with
drawn from the reformed church and will
seek admission to the United Presbyterian
church
Bernard Glandi convicted some days ago
as having attempted to bribe Talesman
Henry Battwood in the Hennessy case
was yesterday sentenced to one year at hard
labor in the lienitentiary
Advices from Mexico say the financial
condition of Guatemala is terrible Presi
dent Barrillas is called a tyrant and the
election excitement is great The excite
ment is extending to Honduras
The Nicaragua canal construction com
pany and the Nicaragua mail steam navi
gation and trading company held their an
nual meetings at Denver Col yesterday
and elected officers for the ensuing year
At New York yesterday in the Church
of the Ascension Miss Elaine Goodale the
authoress and government insjiector of In
dian schools married a Sioux Indian named
Dr Charles Eastman of Pino Ridge agency
The secretary of the navy has desiguated
Chief Engineer G F Kutz Capt Comwell
Commander H C Taylor LieutCom
mander Nichols and Constructor Linnard
to conduct the examination of applicants
for positions in the Mare Island navy yard
California
Tlie supreme council of the Federation
of railway employes adjourned its annual
meeting at Chicago to meet sometime
next week at Terre Haute Ind This was
made necessary hi the Northwestern con
troversy unexpectedly overshadowing all
other matters All business is postponed
pending its settlement
A joint committee of trades unions has
decided to send a letter to tho president
asking that the eighthour rule be adopted
in all government work at the fair and the
tariff of wages of tho various trades be
recognized Workingmcn of America anil
Europe are warned not to come to Chicago
expecting to find plenty of work and high
wages
The Portuguese buoget proposes the
adoption of a gold and silver standard
raises the import duty on alcohol suggests
departmental reforms reducing expendi
tures and announces that tenders will be
invited to complete the Dclagoa Bay railway
and docks the state accepting no responsi
bility beyond a guarantee of interest on
capital expended
A correspondent of the New York Herald
says John Bardsley the defaulting treas
urer of Philadelphia has prepared a state
ment in his own behalf He denies any in
tention of dishonesty but admits violating
the letter of the law by loaning public
funds for profit and depositing funds in the
Keystone bank and elsewhere beyond the
limit fixed by the council
The International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers and Iron Ship Builders has resolved
to establish a ninehour day and at a future
meeting will fix the day The schedule
Vrill only be enforced however in cities
where there is a demand for labor of that
kind Tho American Federation of Labor
at its next convention to be held at Bir
mingham Ala will be asked to indorse tho
action of the boilermakers
The charter of the Broomcorn growers
association of Kansas was filed yesterday
Its priucipai place of business will be Ster
ling The object is to store at Sterling
broomcorn and other farm products It is
understood that this is the first of many
companies of this kind to be organized by
the farmers for the purpose of enabling
them to hold their farm products until they
can get good prices for them
The American cruisers Baltimore and
San Francisco left Iquique yesterday The
Baltimore goes direct to Callao and the San
Francisco mil cruise between Iquique and
Arisa Yesterday Admiral McCann ad
dressed a note to Scnor Errazuriz minister
of foreign affairs thanking him for the
courtesy and kindness shown the American
squadron by the junta and expressed hope
that the trouble wouid soon reach an honor
able termination
In the Ring at Oatveston
Special to the Gazette
Galveston Tex June IS Tonight
P J CahilL the Boston kid and Johnny
Murray fought a four ounce glove contest
to a finish before the Galveston athletic as
sociation for a purse of 250 Both men
weighed in at 140 pounds
At 950 p m Murray entered with his
seconds and Cahill followed close behind
The contestants sparred cautiously for six
rounds without any damage beyond rosy
ribs and red noses The seventh eighth
and ninth rounds were more exciting A
whirlwind of blows followed by clinching
and hard in fighting before time
was called in the ninth round and
Murray staggered from a stinger
on the rizht ear and lost heart After a rush
from Cahill he squealed It was nobodys
fight and Murray was stronger but lacked
grit Andy Bowen and Jack Burk have depos
ited a forfeit for a fight to take place within
the next sir weeks
Charlie Johnson and Tommie Mont
sparred forpoints
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VOL XT NO 217
DRUNKEN MILITIA
Sixty Chickasaw Militiamen Fill
Up on FireWater
ON AN OUSTING EXPEDITION
A Barrel h the Commissary and a Jug on Each
Man s Saddle Look Out for Trouble
A Man Itadly Wanted lor Incest The
Woman Ills Niece Hound Otrrand
Sent to the Paris Prison Seu
tences at Norman
Iire Water and Indians
Special to the Gazette
Paci s VtLiEV I T June IS Tha
sixty Chickasaw militia who left here Tues
day in charge of Governor Byrd and United
States Agent Bennett to meet the United
S tcs troops west of here and eject tun
tklOOO United States citizens who are re
ported living in the country without per
mits all got drunk twentyfiv miles west
of this place An eyewitness says thry
have a barrel in the commtisary wagon
and a gallon jug on each saddle Some of
them went into a fanners yard shot down
a horse and killed a goose They said the
goose did not have a permit They halted
a white fanner abused and threatened to
shoot him liccausc he was white This
much whisky mixed with sixty Indians
who are clothed with some authority is
liable to cause the loss of several lives a >
when they arc dnuk their ouly desiro
seems to be to shoot and kill
31oucy for Indian Lands
St Louis Mo June IS The first in
stallment of 250000 due the Cheyenne and
Arrapahoe Indians for the 4000000 acres
of laud purchased has arrived in King
Fisher Okla and payment will commence
at once
Wanted for Incest
Special to the Gazette
Aromore I T June IS Druscilla
Newcomb a pretty and attractive young
woman tweutyfour years old was arrested
yesterday near Dougherty on a charge of
incest with her uncle Dr J F Newcomb
a man of more mature years Dr New
comb came to the Temtory a little cioro
than a year ago from Arkansas aud located
on Buck Horn near Dougherty entering
upon the practice of his profession He
was soon after joined by his niece Drus
cilla tho child of his own brother and
laier formally married her Last February
on receipt of a letter from the brother in
Arkansas complaint was entered against
the doctor and he was tried and committed
to the Paris jail in default of 1500 bail
He later secured bond and was released
This he has since forfeited and his where
about at present are unknown although it
is supposed he is in hiding somewhere in
British Columbia Tho niece also disap
peared with the doctor and just returned a
few days since her baggage showing it had
been checked from Victoria in British Co
lumbia Detectives are at work on this
clew and may yet succeed in locating the
doctor The niece Druscilla was given a
preliminary hearing before Commissioner
Flemming and committed to Paris jail in
default of bail to which place she was
taken this morning by Deputy United
States Marshal George Stewart
Sentenced to the Penitentiary
Special to the Gazette
Norman O T June IS His honor
Judge Clark sentenced four prisoners to
day who had been previously convicted
Robert Moore and Lafayette Impsou were
each given two years for manslaughter
They were convicted of killing one Frazier
Beuner in the Pottawattamie reservation
onDeceinber 31 last JohnJirank a sixteen
ycarold lad was given two years for bur
glary James Canton was giventwo years
for assault and attempt at rui > e
The commencement exercises of the Okla
homa district high school of the Methodist
Episcopal church South closed last night
with a fine entertanment at the opera
house
Rev Shackelford of Cleburne Tex com
menced a series of lectures tonight on Bap
tist church history
PROPER PAPERS
Toe Ander on Alius 1 W Lee Taken froni
llillsboro to 3Iount Vernou
Special to tho Gazette
HillsUORO Hill Countt Tex June
18 Deputy Sheriff W A Miller of Mount
Vernon Tex arrived Jure today with the
necessary papers for Joe Anderson alias
J W Lee wanted there for forgery and
who was arrested here Sundav evening by
City Marshal Johnson a full account of
which appeared iu Mondays Gzette
Last Sunday night about 12 oclock sev
eral pistol shots were fired at the southeast
comer of the public square and a number
of men were seen on horses running at full
speed out of town
Yesterday evenine Deputy United States
Marshal S J Wood Deputy Sheriff R J
Tucker and Policeman George Patterson se
cured enough infonnation to warrant them
in arresting the following named persons
who live about sixteen miles from here on
Ash creek south of here Frank Glover
and Charlie Simmons each two cases one
abusive language in a public place and car
rying pistols Howard Young and Howard
Webb abusive language
KANSAS WHEAT
Damaged by Continued Wet Weather
Harvest Interrupted
Special to the Gazette
Kansas Cm Mo June 18 The most
discouraging reports are being received
from all parts of Kansas regarding tha
wheat crop Continued wet weather is
causing much damage to the growing grain
and in connection with this a small worm is
doing incalculable damage The harvest is
intercepted to such an extent that much of
the grain will rot in the fields The reports
of yesterday and today were uniformly
bad It is now estimated that 35000000
bushels will be a large estimate of tha
amount of giain to be had from tho state
DEAD IN A WATER POOL
A Toung Man Found Dead in Navasota
Evidently Suicide
Special to the Gazette
NiVASOTA Griiirs Cocntt Tex Jun <
IS The body of Emil Dubois better known
as Little Frcnchy was found lying in a
pool of water in tbe western suburbs of tha
city this morning The theory is that ha
committed suicide as his hat coat vest
notebook and pencil were lying together
on the bank Shattered nerves from long
continued drinking was the evident came
Frenchy told a number of persons goodbye
and stated that hed work no moro and
to one person he stated that his father had
sent for him and he was going to Paris
A Dead Baby Found
Special to the Gazette
Waco Tei June IS This afternoon
childrenplaying in tho yard of Mrs John
Wold a widow found the dead body of a
infant about a month old The child
been dead about ten hours but no evi
dence has been procured to determine tho
cause of death or who the parents are The
child was a female
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